tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post4523367679727623979..comments2023-10-16T12:34:28.444+01:00Comments on Chronicle of a Croydon Boy: The Dowager Countess, her Sister, and the Lady's MaidPhilipHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-27773822638267305402009-08-13T10:45:18.000+01:002009-08-13T10:45:18.000+01:00Rather a maid than a mistress says I. One need not...Rather a maid than a mistress says I. One need not nap all the time once the service is complete.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-89056570231267132202009-08-13T08:40:18.151+01:002009-08-13T08:40:18.151+01:00After some of the 'revelations' from moder...After some of the 'revelations' from modern staff at the Palace, I am sure the Queen rather regrets the necessity to have any staff at all.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-45366131208857056092009-08-13T00:22:54.915+01:002009-08-13T00:22:54.915+01:00My 90 year old mother is also in a home, where we ...My 90 year old mother is also in a home, where we visit on the weekend. She also has bad knees.<br /><br />There the similarity ends since I discover I am decidedly short on butlers, gardeners, and other servants.<br /><br />Darn!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-57205429820029982882009-08-12T15:19:23.509+01:002009-08-12T15:19:23.509+01:00I was wondering where you were too! Although you c...I was wondering where you were too! Although you commented on my blog the other day...<br /><br />I enjoyed the story - makes me want to read a book. I'll probably have lots of time for reading after my surgery tomorrow!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-76918440955202261602009-08-12T12:55:39.891+01:002009-08-12T12:55:39.891+01:00It's always so interesting to find that one...It's always so interesting to find that one's world can be so different in many respects from the worlds of others... worlds within worlds within worlds. I enjoy reading your posts. They open windows for me.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-11094815227473829832009-08-12T10:37:45.192+01:002009-08-12T10:37:45.192+01:00Barbara, Shimp and Argent: thanks so much for your...Barbara, Shimp and Argent: thanks so much for your comments. I do so appreciate your visits.<br /><br />In the Borders area of bonny Scotland there are more dukes, earls and fine houses/castles per square mile than anywhere else I think.<br /><br />Just 8 miles away in Kelso, our nearest town, lives the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh. They live in Floors Castle and seem to own vast amounts of landPhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-26537785417911124962009-08-12T09:58:53.054+01:002009-08-12T09:58:53.054+01:00It's fascinating to get a glimpse into that by...It's fascinating to get a glimpse into that byegone world isn't it? I guess the advent of all kinds of electrical appliances and whatnot have enabled an estate to be run with fewer servants. I know we're all supposed to deplore the rigid class system of yesteryear, but no-one felt demeaned by the fact that they had a good position in service and I daresay not all employers were Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-81320731273436340252009-08-12T04:36:54.946+01:002009-08-12T04:36:54.946+01:00There's a series called Manor House that you m...There's a series called <i>Manor House</i> that you might enjoy, Philip. I have all the <i>Upstairs/Downstairs</i> series on DVD, and every now and then, on a cold day, I'll treat myself to a marathon. <br /><br />I really enjoy your stories. It's lovely that Chrissie remembered her life as a lady's maid with such fondness. Before the rather rigid class system began to Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-81606795966029468842009-08-12T03:29:10.804+01:002009-08-12T03:29:10.804+01:00I always find information on our past very fascina...I always find information on our past very fascinating. I read that women's garments were deliberately made with the buttons on the left side so that right handed ladies maids could dress them (and most garments had all the buttons in the back). We still put the buttons on the same side today although most of us have to dress ourselves.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.com